Prague

The cold family with a view of the Prague Castle

I was in Prague in the summer of 2003 before the Czech Republic was in the EU. Then I had to change trains at the border and show my passport, getting a couple of nice stamps. This time, we were on the same train with no hassles, much easier, although we still had to take out Czech currency. It was fun to see the city again and get to know it even better. Our apartment was in the downtown so we walkd to pretty much everything and explored for pretty much all of the time we were there, about 4 days.

Charles Bridge

One of the best things about Prague is the Charles Bridge (as noted by all the tourists). Amazing bridge with great views, statues along the way, artists all over and always happy people. On one side you have the small town and castle town, dominated by the large Prague Castle overlooking the city. The other has the Old Town Square and many other popular places with amazing architecture. Wherever you go from the Charles Bridge is bound to be good.

The Golden Lane at the castle


Picture of governmental officials being thrown out a window due to their bad work




Old Town Square



To do something different than normal, we went on a communist tour learning about the Czech Republic’s history. Interesting, but mostly the extreme cases were told. And to celebrate Christmas Eve in a new fashion, we toured the Jewish quarter of town, learning about their hardships. And to drink soymilk, my sister and I had to mix a powder with water.







Christmas was spent around the city followed by an amazing classical concert by the Czech Philarmonic at a concert hall. The next day we explored the castle, with the cathedral being the highlight there. Saw several museums with the best one being the Mucha museum, with lots of works by the Czech artist. I had no clue who he was before, but his pieces are famous worldwide and are a unique style.